Sebenza

on 'sebenza', meaning 'work' in the zulu language, south africa meets south london as the lv trio of producers hook up with three of their favourite south african mcs, okmalumkoolkat from dirty paraffin, spoek mathambo and mc / producer duo ruffest. the first sessions from the album started two years ago, when one of lv went over to jo-burg to dj and hooked up with spoek mathambo on a tip off from a mutual friend. one thing led to another and they were introduced to okmalumkoolkat, and on a later visit, to the duo of sello and max who make up ruffest. their talents as mcs and infectious characters are what drew lv to them, and by happy coincidence, the synthesis of their vocals and lv's music form something fresh, unique and playful. across the album, lv's music is 'zingy'; analogue synths digitally propelled by multisided rhythms, that take off from the interzone between uk funky and kwaito house's bouncy rhythms, but detour much wider through spidery, digital soca / kuduro, afro-garage, half speed grime, old school electro hip hop and more.